Every year at the Youth Media Awards, the American Library Association

honors books that were released in the previous year that made an outstanding

impact on the world. Today, the Read-Ladder Vival team is here to break it all

down for you. We're going to talk about our favorites from the awards that were

just given here at the beginning of 2021 and spoiler alert. We're also going to

tell you about a few of the books we wish had won. Don't miss it. It's all

happening right here on the Read-Ladder Vival.

You're listening to the Read-A-Loud Revival podcast. I'm your host Sarah McKenzie,

homeschooling mama of six, and author of The Read-A-Loud Family and Teaching

from Rest. As parents were overwhelmed with a lot to do, it feels like every

child needs something different. The good news is you are the best person to

help your kids learn and grow, and home is the best place to fall in love with

books. This podcast has been downloaded seven million times in over 160

countries, so if you want to nurture warm relationships while also raising

kids who love to read your in-good company, we'll help your kids fall in love

with books and will help you fall in love with homeschooling. Let's get started.

Each year the American Library Association, or ALA for short, honors books and

presents awards to stand out titles that were published the year before. These

awards just took place in January, and I've got the team here that chat up a

few of the winners and a few books we wish had been winners. All of the books

we're talking about on today's show are of course in the show notes at Read-A-Loud

Revival.com slash 174, so be sure to check that out. And you can always head

...